Rekarne is the historical name for the north-western part of the province

Provinces of Sweden

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 Södermanland

Södermanland

', sometimes referred to under its Latin form Sudermannia or Sudermania, is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Östergötland, Närke, Västmanland and Uppland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea.In Swedish, the province name is...

 in Sweden

Sweden

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. It constitutes the lands on both sides of river Eskilstunaån

Eskilstunaån

Eskilstunaån is a small river, length 32 km, running through Eskilstuna, Sweden. It drains Lake Hjälmaren into Lake Mälaren....

 between Lake Mälaren and Lake Hjälmaren and approximately corresponds to the present day Eskilstuna Municipality

Eskilstuna Municipality

Eskilstuna Municipality is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden, between the lakes Mälaren and Hjälmaren...

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Historically, Rekarne was for administrative purposes divided into:

• West Rekarne hundred
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• East Rekarne hundred
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and the chartered towns

City status in Sweden

Stad is a Swedish term which nominally means town but can also encompass the English word "city". Since 1971 stad has had no administrative or legal significance in Sweden and there exists no commonly accepted definition of the term.-History :...

 of Torshälla

Torshälla

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 and Eskilstuna

Eskilstuna

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The name no longer carries any administrative significance, but survives in some local place names and the name of the local Sparbanken Rekarne bank.